Manager, System Performance Monitoring

Requisition ID # 164272 

Job Category: Engineering / Science 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Electric Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch Camp; Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French Camp; Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Houston; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Washington; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City

Department Overview

The System Performance, Reliability and Resiliency Strategy team within the overall Electric Transmission and Distribution Engineering organization is responsible for planning, organizing, and managing the resources necessary to successfully execute PG&E’s Electric Reliability Strategy and initiatives. This team of forward–thinking individuals will be tasked with deploying technology and infrastructure and influencing the organization to achieve the company’s reliability goals. The team is responsible for implementing programs required to modernize the electric grid allowing for safe, resilient and efficient operations. The team participates in a cross functional team of internal and consulting participants being tasked with leading the transition of a project from development and testing to being operational for each phase of each project.

Position Summary

Within the System Performance, Reliability and Resiliency Strategy team, the System Performance Monitoring team is responsible for developing data analysis tools that quantify the reliability and resilience performance of the electric transmission and distribution grids. These tools will provide the key feedback to drive the development of the climate resilient grid that will fuel the future use of electric power in the communities that PG&E serves. The Manager of this team will work with key department personnel, senior management, engineering teams, business partners and others to successfully quantify the performance of the electric grid so that investment plans lead to improved performance. These tools will help to identify abnormal operating conditions and provide feedback to drive the system to its optimal and designed planned configuration. 

• This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.  The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity.  Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.

Bay Minimum: $155,000
Bay Maximum: $265,000

&/OR

CA Minimum: $147,000
CA Maximum: $222,000

This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs. 
 

Job Responsibilities

• Manages grid modernization products and programs, aligning and driving the execution of the portfolio within the context of a broader portfolio strategy.
• Manages staff to accomplish results through effective recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, rewards and recognition.
• Manages budgeting and forecasting for team’s work.
• Solves unique and complex problems, anticipating issues and developing innovative solutions.
• Develops innovative solutions to cross-organizational issues, including process development and continuous improvement.
• Establishes relationships with key external stakeholders (i.e., industry and regulatory).
• Works with and leverages relationships with Managers, Directors, and Senior Directors across functions / PG&E
• Explore, innovate, and demonstrate technologies that facilitate easier grid integration.
• Represent PG&E as its technical expert integrating distributed resources and technologies onto the electric grid in regulatory proceedings and industry working groups. 

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent related experience 
• Relevant experience, 6 years
• Travel approximately 20% with occasional overnight stays

Desired:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering-Electrical or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• Masters Degree in Engineering-Electrical or equivalent experience
• Masters Degree in Business Administration or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• PE-Professional Engineer Electrical license (Power)
• Experience developing strategy for innovative grid modernization tools or products. 
• Experience with data processing tools.
• Experience in Transmission or Distribution System Planning.
• Experience with synchro-phasors and related studies to quantify grid operating condition. 
• Experience representing the company with external stakeholders in regulatory proceedings.
• Electrical Engineering knowledge with a focus in Power Systems.
• Knowledge of applicable engineering principles, codes, regulations, policies, and procedure’s related to the industry and PG&E.
• Experience working in a regulatory environment and representing work in a regulatory setting.
• Excellent leadership and public speaking skills.
• Ability to lead and influence strategic planning and decision-making, working with senior management at PG&E.
• Ability to develop and manage department budgets, expenses, and variances.
• Ability to communicate and support company and organization policies, procedures, goals, objectives, vision and values.
• Knowledge of the technical impact of distributed generation to grid planning and operations.

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